Akaitori Nigeta

"Akaitori Nigeta"
Type A cover
Single by Akina Nakamori
LanguageJapanese
English titleThe Red Bird Flies Away
B-side"Babylon (Remix Long Version)"
ReleasedMay 1, 1985 (1985-05-01)
Recorded1985
Genre
Length5:07
LabelReprise Records
Composer(s)Naoya Matsuoka
Lyricist(s)Chinfa Kan
Producer(s)Yūzō Shimada
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Meu amor é..."
(1985) 		"Akaitori Nigeta"
(1985) 		"Sand Beige (Sabaku e)"
(1985)
Alternative cover
Type B cover

"Akaitori Nigeta" (赤い鳥逃げた, lit. "The Red Bird Flies Away") is a single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Chinfa Kan and Naoya Matsuoka, the single was released on May 1, 1985, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label.[1][2]

Background

"Akaitori Nigeta" was originally planned as Nakamori's 11th single, but producer Yūzō Shimada rejected it, as he felt the lyrics lacked the impact to be released as a single. As a result, the lyrics were reworked into what became "Meu amor é...". With the success of "Meu amor é...", "Akaitori Nigeta" was released as a 12" EP. The single was re-released on December 21, 1985 with a different jacket cover to coincide with the release of Nakamori's mini-album My Best Thanks.

Chart performance

"Akaitori Nigeta" became Nakamori's eighth No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 353,700 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Akaitori Nigeta ('Meu amor é...' Latin Long Version in Another Lyrics)" ((赤い鳥逃げた(「ミ・アモーレ」別歌詞&ラテン・ロング・ヴァージョン), "The Red Bird Flies Away"))Chinfa KanNaoya MatsuokaMatsuoka5:07
2."Babylon" (Remix Long Version)SandiiMakoto Kubota
6:32
Total length:11:39

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[3] 1

Release history

Year Format(s) Serial number Label(s) Ref.
1985 12inch LP L-3601 Warner Pioneer [5]
1988 8cm CD 10SL-141 Warner Pioneer [6]
2008 Digital download - Warner Pioneer [7]
2014 Digital download - remaster - Warner Pioneer [8]

References

  1. ^ "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. ^ "中森明菜/赤い鳥逃げた". SoundFinder. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. ^ a b "赤い鳥逃げた | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  4. ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  5. ^ "7inchシングル 赤い鳥逃げた 中森明菜". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "シングルCD　中森明菜 / 赤い鳥逃げた (廃盤)". suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Surugaya. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "中森明菜 / 赤い鳥逃げた Digital Purchase-Archived". listen.jp (in Japanese). listen japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "赤い鳥逃げた (+1) [2014 Remaster]". mora.jp (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved October 31, 2023.